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September 13, 2025

Nature Friendly: November vote could keep parks open

“Chronic underfunding is slowly starving California state parks.”

Datebook

- Submit Datebook items to [email protected] or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.

New Faces

Dylan John Meekwas born at 11:06 p.m. Nov. 15, 2013 to Porsche and Kieran Meek of Boulder Creek. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

Falcon playoff run ends in state semifinal

The season ended Tuesday night for the Scotts Valley girls varsity basketball team with a semifinal loss to a red-hot Justin Siena High School of Napa.

The Mountain Gardener

Feeling blue: Help your garden seem bigger than it is

Clarification

Clarification: Dr. Terry Hollenbeck’s column on Page 15 of the Oct. 5 Press-Banner, titled “Celiac disease, gluten-free diets explained,” stated that people with celiac disease should avoid oats unless they are marked as gluten free. According to the doctor, celiac patients may eat oats that are identified as gluten free, but they should be wary, because oats are frequently contaminated with wheat and other gluten-containing products. Many authorities still think oats should be avoided.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025

Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...